Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-08-05
THE STATE FAIR.
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF
DIRECTORS YESTERDAY.
The Programme of Races-Reduc.
ton Of Wages Paid Employees
Special Premiuins-Etc.

The State Board of Agriculture met at
2:30 P. N. yesterday. Present-Directors
Boggs, Chase, LaRue, Green, Carr, Cox,
Hancock, Finnigan, Singleterry and Ship
pee.
The report of Committee on Privileges
was received and adopted
Committee on Bicycle Tournament re-
ported and recommended an appropriation
OF $3.50, and the management to be placed
in the Capital City Wheelman Club.
There was some misunderstanding about
the appropriation for the knights of
Pythias. and the matter was referred to the
committee.
The consideration ofthe letting of the pool
privileges was next called up, and Mr..
Hancock offered the following resolution !:
Resolred, That it is the sense of this Board
that bookmaking be prohibited on the fair
ground at the coming fair, and that in advertis-
ing for pool privileges bookmaking be expressly
prohibited
This resolution called forth quite an acri-
mOnious debate. A majority of the Board
believed it was out of place at agricult-
ural fairs and the resolution was adopted
by the following vote:
Ayes-Boggs, Chase, Green, Carr, Han
cock, Cox, Singleterry, Shippee-S.
Noes-LaRue and Finnigan-2.
Director Green moved that the Secretary
be directed to advertise for pool privileges
and insert that no selling on heats will be
permitted nor bookmaking be allowed,
Carried.
Director Hancock moved that the pool
selling privileges Of the State Fair be let to
the highest cash bidder, the right to reject
any or all bids being reserved.
Director LaRue moved an amendment to
ask for two bids, one cash and one percent
age. Lost by an unanimous vote. The
original motion of Mr.. Hancock was then
carried.
The Sacramento members of the Board
were then appointed committee to receive
bids for pool-selling, as follows
Bids will be received by the committee
appointed at the Office of the State Agricul-
tural Society at Sacramento up to l o'clock
P. N. Saturday August 18th, 1887, for the
privilege to sell auction and Paris mutual
pools at the State Fair of 1887. The com.
mittee reserve the right to reject any or all
bids. No selling pools on heats nor book
making will be permitted. The privileges
will be awarded to the highest cash bidder.
Each bid must be accompanied by certi-
Y.
the amount to be given. All interested
parties are invited to be present
Director Finnigan renewed his old fight
against Secretary Smith, who was promptly
defended by Directors Hancock, Chase,
Carr, Cox, Green, Boggs and others. The
debate got into eulogism of the Secretary S
ability and integrity, and many warm
words of commentator were spoken in his
defense and in mis- behalf. The friends OF
Mr.. Smith, excoriated Finnigan for the
| unjust and unmanly insinuations against
an officer who had no chance TO reply, and
asked for charges and invited full exami-
| nation of his acts and accounts. Director
Finnegan said he did not wish to attack
the integrity of Mr.. Smith, but claimed
that there was much looseness in his
opinion in the way the affairs had been
managed.
The friends of Mr. Smith demanded that
the President appoint an expert to examine
Mr.. Smiths books after the fair
The appointments at the Park were re-
ferred to Messrs. Hancock and Cox, and
those at the Pavilion to Messrs. LaRue and
Green.
VIM. Crump, the old Waterman, who
had been in the employ of the Society for
twenty years, handed in his resignation,
on account of sickness, and Hiram Clock
was appointed to fill the vacancy.
The sum of 5000 was ordered offered to
Cappa's Band for one concert during the
fair. This is the band that will accompany
the Veteran Firemen Association on their
Western tour.
A gold medal was offered in the art de-
| partment for the most meritorious exhibi.
ton other than oil painting.
a committee, consisting of the Sacra-
| mento members, to take out two-thirds OF
| the glass sky-ights in the Pavilion ROOF
| and shingle the same
The same committee was ordered 10
| make needed Improvements at the Park.
A premium of $50, to be known as the
| Designers Premium-$30 to first and $40
for second-for the best and most artist
icsHy designed exhibit at the Pavilion
These premiums are to be paid to the
| actual designer.
Mr.. Chase and the Secretary were sp-
pointed committee to arrange for music.
BIDS tor hay and straw were referred to
| Messrs. LaRue, Green, Hancock and Cox.
The Board then proceeded to 60 through
the list of employees, and arranged COM
pensation. A very considerable reduction
| was made in the per diem Carpenters, So
clerk of course, So membership ticket
clerk, 81 special stand ticket clerk, 81 80 ;
blackboard clerks, 81; usher, special stand.
50; usher, Directors stand, So; weigh
master, 81 so; judges stand gate, 81; por-
ter judges stand, 81 50 hay-watch, 81 so
milk-test clerk, 81; gatekeepers quar-
| terstretch, 81; stairmen, 81. Police were
limited to ten in number, and per diem cut
down to 81 assistant ticket clerks, 81 80
all laborers, 81 per day.
The committee on combined harvesters,
consisting of Messrs. Hancock, Green,
LaRue, Singletery and Chase resolved to
meet in Stockton prepared to go into the
field at 6 "A. NJ. Thursday. August 11th, TO
view machines at work in the field. The
place selected is Sargent Brothers farm,
where there is an abundance of grain for
all machines that wish to enter the con-
test. IThe Committee desire to make a
most complete test and have selected a
place where they may be tested, not only
in average, but also in the heaviest down
and weedy grain.